Conversations with Jillian - Interview with Dr. Jan Christilaw [S2E04]

Join host Jillian Horton, MD, FRCPC as she speaks with Jan Christilaw, MD, FRCSC about an impactful experience in her formative years influenced her approach to medicine: “What we need in medicine is not brilliant people, it’s human people.”. Their conversation also touches on the importance of having interests outside of medicine to enable physicians to see themselves in the context of their whole lives and not solely through the lens of their practice. Royal College members: you can earn 0.5 MOC Section 2 credits for watching this video. Look forward to more credits as you apply reflections to the issues brought forward by Dr. Christilaw. 

Dr. Jan Christilaw is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist who practiced in White Rock-Surrey, British Columbia for over 20 years. She served as President of BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre from 2008 to 2017 and, as of 2017, was appointed to the Order of Canada for her work in obstetrics nationally and internationally. She is a Clinical Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and serves as the Director of Women’s Health with the Canadian Network for International Surgery, an organization that aims to improve health and safety through capacity building and skills training in low-income countries.